Johnny Clegg embarks on final world tour
Clegg's music will be brought to life by the biggest production ever created for a Clegg live show, supported by his world-class live band.
Nearly 40 years after he began one of music’s most remarkable careers, popular Johnny Clegg is embarking on his Final World Tour titled, The Final Journey.
Johnny Clegg was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and underwent chemotherapy treatment.
Johnny is currently finishing a new album and his autobiography.
As he is in remission, he has decided to use this opportunity to perform a final set of concerts in SA and overseas to thank his fans for their support over the 35 year long journey that spans his career.
Through his bands Juluka and Savuka, Clegg pioneered a uniquely South African hybrid music during a time of cultural and racial segregation.
His music always offered a vision of how South Africans could find each other and the possibilities of a non-racial future.
For this reason, the South African leg of the tour has tremendous import for him as it was South Africa and all South Africans that shaped him as an artist.
The tour stars on 1 July with one show only at Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town, it moves on to the Teatro at Montecasino for two Johannesburg shows on 7 and 8 July before a show in Durban at the Durban ICC Arena on 29 July.
The tour will be built around Clegg’s unparalleled repertoire of songs which began with the release of Juluka’s Universal Men in 1979 and continued through the Savuka years and his more recent solo work.
Clegg’s music will be brought to life by the biggest production ever created for a Clegg live show, supported by his world-class live band.
A highlight of the shows will be the different styles of dance that have been integral to Clegg’s life and work, ever since he learnt the fundamentals of Zulu music and traditional Zulu Inhlangwinini dancing with Charlie Mzila while still a teenager.
Guest artists include the Soweto Gospel Choir.
Johnny Clegg said, “This will be my final set of public performances for my fans in SA and around the world. I am immensely excited to be able to bring to them an autobiographical, audio-visual and intimate account of my life through my music and The Dance.”
“Johnny Clegg is more than just one of this country’s finest musicians and entertainers. He is a national treasure who has brought together all South Africans and reminded us of what makes us great as a country.” said Cyril Ramaphosa.
Tickets for the South African dates, from R375, are on sale now at Computicket.com or call 083 915 8000.
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